Artillery Lovers Group
Hobbies & Interests
Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons. These engines comprise specialised devices which use some form of stored energy to operate, whether mechanical, chemical, or electromagnetic. Originally designed to breach fortifications, they have evolved from nearly static installations intended to reduce a single obstacle to highly mobile weapons of great flexibility in which now reposes the greater portion of a modern army's offensive capabilities.
Two images from the scene in Saving Private Ryan (1998) where Ctp. Miller & Pvt. Ryan are throwing 60mm Mortar Rounds.
Although it seems unlikely, this is possible in real life, depending on the type of fuse of the round & of course if the round lands head first (on its detonation side) & of course throw as far as possible to avoid getting caught in it's impact radius.
In one case a soldier was awarded the CMoH for similar action.
Cmohs.org
Also in Call of duty Word at War in the mission in Shuri castle you can use dat tatic to kill mortar pit crews by unoticed funny way!